Sherlock fangirls ...?
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veronica_richI was listening to a podcast and one of the speakers made the remark about Martin Freeman, "I guess if you want to like him as an actor, you really shouldn't learn anything about him as a person" and also referred to him as a douchebag.
So I'm asking you lot, what has this person done to be an awful human being? I don't keep up with actors' lives as a rule. And I'm not a fangirl, I just like watching "Sherlock" and he was ok in "The Hobbit" (despite my myriad issues with plot, i.e. why three movies, why the singing, why don't the eagles show up earlier and stay longer, etc.). I'm merely curious what the speaker is referencing, because to get me to say something like that sort of requires a Roman Polanski or O.J. Simpson, someone who's raped or murdered or drowned kittens for funsies. I'm not wild about Johnny Depp and I still would think that's kind of a strong statement about him - I mean, I'm just meh. But "you shouldn't learn anything about him as a person" seems strong feeling.
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So I'm asking you lot, what has this person done to be an awful human being? I don't keep up with actors' lives as a rule. And I'm not a fangirl, I just like watching "Sherlock" and he was ok in "The Hobbit" (despite my myriad issues with plot, i.e. why three movies, why the singing, why don't the eagles show up earlier and stay longer, etc.). I'm merely curious what the speaker is referencing, because to get me to say something like that sort of requires a Roman Polanski or O.J. Simpson, someone who's raped or murdered or drowned kittens for funsies. I'm not wild about Johnny Depp and I still would think that's kind of a strong statement about him - I mean, I'm just meh. But "you shouldn't learn anything about him as a person" seems strong feeling.
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Date: 2013-08-15 03:55 am (UTC)They do have a right to be this way no matter how wrong or unpopular it may be.
Sometimes, when you get to know them they may share why they are the way they are. Does being non PC make it right, no. It does though explain how they are.
What makes it funny, is I have become friends with two people like this. Most people would be agast with being friends of this calibre. They are fun, and when certain delicate issues come up that are not PC. I can be honest with them right back. I'm tactful, but not the type of person who goes hyper ballistic when a non PC word pops out of their mouth.
My friend "B" admitted he is this way to keep people away, and to avoid being hurt. Some of his non PC comments are directly related to damage that happened to him personally.
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Date: 2013-08-15 04:05 am (UTC)I'm non-PC myself under certain circumstances, with people who know me and exactly where I'm coming from, but I don't push it down people's throats. On the flip side, I'm very fond of some non-PC people who I see as genuine and blunt, but I also hate other people who seem to make a deliberate point of being offensive to my face because of how 'cool' and hipstery non-PC they are. So, yeah. Lots and lots of mixed feelings *g*
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Date: 2013-08-15 04:13 am (UTC)At 48 my days of going out to meet new people are over. ;-)
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Date: 2013-08-15 04:23 am (UTC)Which is nice for you, but my experiences are clearly very different! Although they're not all hipsters, and not all of them are even bad/unpleasant people - they just really don't care how you feel, they're gonna make a point of saying what the hell they want just to show they can. Whereas I, personally, would try [edit: NOT, lol] to make jokes/comments which might be construed by the other person as demeaning.